TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Okanagan
Columbia Ice Fields
Banff
Lake Louise
PRICES AND DATES
Excludes
Dates
2024
June 14 – 23 | Full
July 5 – 14 | Full
September 6 – 15 | Full
2025
June 13 – 22 | Open
July 11 – 20 | Open
September 12 – 21 | Open
ITINERARY
DAY 1
Kelowna
No riding.
Accommodation in hotel.
Welcome to the British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan valley – a restful expanse of vineyards, orchards, lakes, and mountains. This semi-arid desert, with towns like Osoyoos, Penticton, Summerland, Peachland and Kelowna, all thrive because of abundant summer sun.
This area even holds the record for the warmest average daytime temperature in Canada, and claims second place for the area of least precipitation in Canada outside the Arctic! Perfect motorcycle riding weather. We hope you will join to to explore.
Arrival in Kelowna. We will arrange for your pickup from the airport and brought to our hotel. Our first meeting will be at 3pm to go over any paperwork for the trip and to make introductions to your fellow riders and crew.
DAY 2
Nakusp
240 km
Easy day to start our journey as we leave the Okanagan Lake and her orchards, heading east over the Monashee Pass. We take the Needles Ferry to Nakusp and ease into the Nakusp area for the night. If we are early, we’ll get out to the nearby hot springs.
DAY 3
Balfour
300 km.
Today is a shorter day, but depending on the groups mood we have several fun routes to get us through the day. All of them are awesome, and almost all of them include a coffee stop at our favourite coffee joint in Nelson, a hip arty town.
DAY 4
Banff
500 kms
Another free ferry and one of the top-rated motorcycle roads in western Canada greet us on this day, our longest riding day of the trip. Stopping near the German-themed town of Kimberly for lunch, then north to Kootenay National Park, over the continental divide and onto a late afternoon arrival into Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest national park established in 1885.
DAY 5
Jasper
300 kms
The Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper is a world class stunner, and National Geographic has called it ‘One of the World’s Most Spectacular Drives’. Less than 300 kms separate the two national parks, but the ride will take most of the day due to scenic mountains and jade-coloured lakes as backdrops for photos, including Lake Louise. We will visit the Athabasca Glacier and take a tour up onto the glacier sheet, as well as check in at Athabasca Falls. It is best not to rush this one and we will arrive in Jasper in late afternoon. Those interested in some more local visiting will go with the guide to check out Maligne Lake. We will sleep in Jasper, a very walkable, small town that has a great little museum!
DAY 6
Clearwater
425 km
Soon after leaving Jasper we get to the Yellowhead pass, and return to the province of British Columbia, and in less than an hour we will arrive at the Mt Robson Visitor Centre, allowing us to appreciate the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, and the headwaters of the mighty Fraser River. Continuing through Valemount and Blue River, we will sneak our way to near Hwy 97 to take a refreshing swim. If we are early, a fun gravel road to local waterfalls awaits.
DAY 7
Whistler
350 km
Leaving early to make the most of this day, we get to experience the majestic Duffy Lakes Road on the way to Whistler, the site of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. We plan to arrive in the early afternoon, to allow some exploring of the nearby mountains for hiking, photography, or wandering the town.
DAY 8
Vancouver
140 km
Today is the most well-known driving road in BC, the Sea to Sky Highway, Highway 99. For us we will be going from Sky to Sea, as we descend from the mountains on oceanside, twisty roads, finishing with a loop of Stanley Park in Vancouver before checking into the hotel. The road is not long, less than 150 kms, but we will be sure stop at our favourite rest and photo stops to ensure you can document this day’s rides for your friends.
DAY 9
Kelowna
400 km
Our last stretch will continue to the small towns and roads of Hope and Princeton and back down to Lake Okanagan and Kelowna. We will check in the bikes, get cleaned up and head out with your new riding friends for one last great meal.
DAY 10
Fly Out
Breakfast at your leisure and check out by 10 am. We will transfer to you the airport for your flight home, or help with any additional travel needs. Why not rent the bike for a few more days and explore more? We are happy to help make all the details.
